Dish-washing machine



(N0 MOdGl.) S. A DISH WASHING MACHINE.

No. 466,877. Patented Jan. 12, 1892.

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STEPHEN A. "WALTER, OF MOLINE, ILLINOIS.

DISH-WASHING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 466,877, dated January12, 1892.

Application filed May 5, 1891. Serial No. 391,627. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN A. I/VALTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Moline, in the county of Rock Island and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and usef Lil Improvements in Dish-VashingMachines, as set forth in the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which Figure 1 represents a perspective view of adish-washing machine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a verticalsectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is abottom view of the basket andframe.

My invention relates to machines for washing dishes; and it consists ofthe constructions and combinations of parts which I shall hereinafterfully describe and claim.

To enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains tomake and use the same, I will now describe its construction and indicatethe manner in which the same is carried out.

In the said drawings, A represents a tank or receptacle adapted tocontain water and having its outer surface provided with a verticaldisposed slotted guide a. A vertical standard B is fitted to slide inthe slotted guide a, and is provided with lugs b, which work in the slotofthe guide to hold the standard againstrotary movement, but to allowthe standard and itsadjuncts to be lifted from the water tank orreceptacle. The standard has an arm B at its upper end which on tendshorizontally over the water tank or receptacle, and the outer end ofsaid arm is bored to form a bearing 0 for a vertical shaft 0, the upperend of which carries a pulley cl. This shaft 0 projects from the topcrossbar e of a vertically-disposed rectangular frame D, whose lowercross-bar f is provided with a conical pin or lug g, adapted to beseated in a step 77. on the inner surface of the bottom of The frame Dincloses the dish-holding basket E, made of foraminous material, exceptits bottom Z,whioh is solid, and provided with a groove m, (see Fig. 3,)of a size adapting it to fit over the lower cross-bar of the frame D,whereby the basket is held against independent rotary movement. Theupper sides of the basket are provided with loops or handles F, and theupper portions of the sides of the frame D ard B is provided with a stud0, on which is mounted a drive-pulley H, to which power is applied inany appropriate manner, and in the upper end of the standard is alsomounted a transverse shaft p, carrying at each end a guide-pulley 1",over which passes from the drive-pulley H a belt I, which is thencarried to and around the pulley (Z on the upper end of the shaft 0. Ahook J on the arm B of the standard furnishes a means by which thestandard and its adjuncts may be hung up, if desired, when not in use.From this description it will be seen that when the dishes are placedwithin the basket and the standard slipped into position in its slot-tedguide a the basket is partly or wholly submerged. Power being nowapplied to the drive-pulley H, the belt I causes the pulley cl to rotatethe frame D, and with it the dish-holding basket. The rotation of thebasket causes thedishes to be thoroughly washed by the centrifugalaction of the water, and when the cleaning process has been accomplishedthe standard, with its basket, is lifted out of the tank and the dishesremoved.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is- 1. A dish-washing machine comprising aouter tank or receptacle having a vertical guide, a standard detachablyfitted to said guide, a dish-holding basket, a supportingframe for thesame, and means for rotating the frame, substantially as hereindescribed.

2. In a dish-washing machine, the water.

tank or receptacle having the slotted guide upon its outer side, incombination with a standard fitted in said guide and having a horizontalarm, a basket-supporting frame adapted to be seated in the tank orreceptacle and having a shaft extending from its upper end and mountedto turn in said arm, a dishholding basket seated in the frame, and meansfor rotating the frame and basket, substantially as herein described.

3. In a dish-washing machine, the combination, with a water tank orreceptacle, of a vertically-disposed frame adapted to be seated therein,and provided with a shaft to which power may be applied to rotate theframe, a (lishholding' basket seated on the lower crossbar of the frame,and swinging bails fitted to the frame and engaging the upper end of thebasket, substantially as herein described.

4. A dish-Washing machine comprising the Water tank or receptacle, thestandard removably fitted thereto and provided With a horizontal arm, arectangular frame having'a shaft extending from its upper end andmounted in said arm, a pulley d on the shaft, a dishholding basketsupported at top and bottom in the frame, a drive-pulleyon thesta'ndard,the guide-pulleys above thesame, and a belt running from thedrive-pulley over the guidepulleys to the pulley d to rotate the frameand basket, substantially as herein described.

' STEPHEN A. WALTER. Vitnesses:

OLE PEDERSON,

GEo. WALTER.

